2023
Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Mentz R, Anstrom K, Eisenstein E, Sapp S, Greene S, Morgan S, Testani J, Harrington A, Sachdev V, Ketema F, Kim D, Desvigne-Nickens P, Pitt B, Velazquez E, Adams K, Bhatt K, DeWald T, Axsom K, Murthy S, Rich J, Testani J, Smith B, Vader J, McCulloch M, Skopicki H, Psotka M, Heroux A, Lala-Trindade A, Stevens G, Tang W, Lev Y, William P, Eberly A, Gottleib S, Haught W, Grafton G, Larned J, Tejwani L, Mody F, Krim S, Robinson M, Fang J, Adler A, Bell A, Banerjee D, Ruiz Duque E, Mizyed A, Rommel J, Arhinful J, Goyal P, Hall M, Hummel S, Shetty S, Haas D, Vilaro J, Alexy T, Herre J, Clark J, Ambrosy A, Gaglianello N, Ramasubbu K, Meadows J, Tabtabai S, Sherwood M, Hasni S, D'Urso M, Muneer B, Dunlap S, Davis W, Friedman D, Guglin M, Ferguson A, Abbate A, Smart F. Effect of Torsemide vs Furosemide After Discharge on All-Cause Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA 2023, 329: 214-223. PMID: 36648467, PMCID: PMC9857435, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.23924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityHeart failureTorsemide groupFurosemide groupTotal hospitalizationsCause hospitalizationEffects of torsemideDiuretic strategyPrespecified subgroupsSecondary outcomesEjection fractionMedian agePrimary outcomeHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsFurosemideMortalityMonthsTorsemidePrimary hypothesisSignificant differencesFinal dateOutcomesTrials
2019
Characteristics of Elderly Listed for Heart Transplantation: An Analysis of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
Balakumaran K, Baker W, Tandon V, Joshi S, Tabtabai S, Jaiswal A. Characteristics of Elderly Listed for Heart Transplantation: An Analysis of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2019, 25: s15. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart transplantationScientific Registry of Transplant RecipientsNon-elderlyElderly groupElderly patientsProportion of elderly patientsCombined organ transplantationOrthotopic heart transplantationScientific RegistryUNOS Status 1ATransplant recipientsIschemic cardiomyopathyAdult patientsBaseline characteristicsOrgan transplantationStatus 1AElderly candidatesTransplant centersTransplantationPatientsAge groupsProportion of malesMortalityCharacteristics of eldersAge